Images from Day 3 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's.
'Why on earth aren't all competitions using DRS'
The new 100-ball format tournament was launched on Thursday, with eight new city-based teams officially named and the first batch of players allocated, including England's red-ball contracted players.
A player-of-the-match award in only his second Test, plaudits from the pundits and even a "man crush" from his England counterpart -- India wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel could not have dreamt of a better start to his international career.
IMAGES from the second Test between England and the West Indies in Nottingham on Thursday.
Australia led England by 12 runs at the end of a tense and fluctuating second day to leave the final Ashes Test at The Oval on a knife-edge on Friday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test played between England and West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday.
'I am very excited for him to put the England shirt on again. It's something he has worked very hard for and thoroughly deserves.'
Rajasthan skipper Smith hailed Stokes as "exceptional" and said he hoped his team was peaking at the right time.
Former England pacer Steve Harmison loves watching the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami go about their business and thanks to their unbelievable skills, he feels India have become a formidable force in all conditions.
'Just catch up with everyone I haven't seen in a long time'
His duel with India stalwart Virat Kohli will be an interesting sub-plot of the match.
Cameron Green will change Australia's bowling dynamics for the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy and may increase spinner Nathan Lyon's workload
Sri Lanka's decision to bat first backfired when they were all out for 236 on Day 1 of the first Test.
Buttler, who initially struggled this season, rediscovered his golden touch with a batting masterclass.
Team India registered their biggest winning margin in the history of Test cricket during the third Test against England at Rajkot on Sunday.
Virat Kohli's masterclass against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup in 2022 has been voted the T20 World Cup FanCraze Greatest Moment.
An inspired Ben Stokes revived England with ball and bat on the third day against Bangladesh on Saturday to put the visitors firmly in control of the opening Test in Chittagong.
'I do not like him one bit'
West Indies staged a spirited fightback against England after being skittled for 123 as batsmen suffered a torrid opening day of the series-deciding third Test at Lord's on Thursday.
India bowled England out for 218 and cruised to 135/1 in their robust reply to seize early control of the fifth and final test.
With less than a month to go for the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League, Harbhajan Singh backed the India all-rounder to play a key role for Chennai Super Kings this year.
Former pacer Steven Finn urged England to take a cue from Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen's centuries in their 10-wicket win in the 2012 Mumbai Test.
Shreyas Iyer is unlikely to be picked in the India squad for the remainder of the Test series against England.
Ben Stokes took two wickets in two balls to inspire England to victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's.
'England lost the game because not one of their batsmen had a match-winning innings. That is what they'll look back at. Scores of 30-70 don't win Test matches...'
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin broke yet another record in the ongoing home series against England.
"There has always been one point in the three games were we haven't been a better team. Losing the first three games you probably would say we can't (take positives), but we are trying to and there is no point in looking back...Because if we lose 4-5, it's going to be really tough to come back from that," he said.
As the English side is all set to take on New Zealand at the opening encounter of the ODI World Cup, Kiwi captain Kane Williamson retrospects the previous clash between the two sides.
Michael Vaughan feels England have discovered a 'world-class superstar' in young off-spinner Shoaib Bashir
Alastair Cook backs Joe Root to surpass Sachin Tendulkar as leading run-getter in Test cricket
With 10 centuries in just 54 innings over the past two and a half years, Root has gone past Sir Alastair Cook as England's highest Test run-scorer.
England skipper Root has said he could miss the series opener believes the side would still be in good hands, with vice-captain Stokes well-equipped to take the reins.
'You are going to face an England team where Joe Root is back to his absolute best, where Oliver Pope is playing his best-ever for England. Ben Stokes has amalgamated the team and got playing in an ultra-positive and rock and roll fashion.'
Chasing 343 for an improbable victory, a dogged Pakistan nearly snatched a draw but pace bowlers James Anderson and Ollie Robinson produced a reverse-swing masterclass to deny them.
James Anderson concluded his illustrious 21-year international cricket career with his 704th and final wicket on Friday during England's commanding victory over West Indies
Pakistan looked in the hunt before being all out for 328 in the second session on day four of the contest.
Having conceded a lead of 259, England were all out for 195 in the second session on day three of the contest.
Ben Stokes' first big decision as captain will be to name his team along with coach Chris Silverwood and there are tricky choices to be made with his bowling attack.
Ben Stokes hit his 11th ODI half century as he guided England to a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the second game of their five-match series at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Wednesday.
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